Tibetan Cultural Delegation Concludes Visits to Latin AmericaThe Chinese Tibetan International Cultural Exchange Delegation left Rio de Janeiro for home Sunday at the end of its visits to Chile, Argentina, Mexico and Brazil.Xiao Huaiyuan, head of the delegation, told Xinhua upon his departure that the visits are fruitful. By using solid facts and statistics, the delegation manifested the historic changes brought to the people in Tibet during the past 50 years. Tibet was seen to go from poverty to prosperity, from fatuity to civilization, from feudal isolation to openness after its peaceful liberation. Through various means including seminars, exhibitions, video playing and interviews with the local media, the delegation deepened Latin American people's understanding of such issues as Tibet's relations with the Chinese motherland, its real history and the present situation of the autonomous region. The delegation met with people from all walks of life including political figures, journalists, cultural celebrities and educators during the less than 20 days of visits and realized that Latin American people are eager to know more about China. The fact that the delegation has got warm welcome everywhere in the four countries reflected the Latin American people's hope to enhance communication with China in all respects and to see a strong and united China, "which is very important to the Latin Americans," he added. Xiao said that the delegation disclosed Dalai Lama's attempt to split Tibet from China and helped the people of the four Latin American countries recognize his real nature as a separatist. Brazilian federal delegate and President of the Brazil-China Friendship Parliamentary Group Haroldo Lima said during his meeting with the Tibetan cultural delegation, "We whole-heartedly welcome the cultural exchange delegation to visit our country. However, there is a so-called Tibetan, who spares no effort in carrying out all kinds of conspiracies internationally to split China. That Tibetan is Dalai Lama, and he is unwelcome here. What we want to see is a strong and united China, not a separated one." The Chinese Tibetan International Cultural Exchange Delegation began its visits to the four Latin American countries on April 17 in Chile. |
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